The PlayStation Network is going offline for scheduled maintenance this Thursday, lasting until Friday morning. The maintenance window will begin at 16:00 on Thursday 26th July 2012 until 08:00 on Friday 27th July 2012, BST.

During the maintenance, you will be unable to access the following services:

PlayStation Store on PS3, PSP and PS Vita.

PlayStation Network Account Management.

PlayStation Network Account Registration.

If you wish to play online during the maintenance, then you may be able to do so if you sign in to PSN before the start of the maintenance window. However, please note that all the services listed above will not be available, even if you are signed into the Network.

During this maintenance, you can continue to collect in-game trophies and these will be updated on your profile once PlayStation Network is back up and running.